How to choose your hiking shoes?

Good hiking shoes guaranteed security and comfort.

Choose them according to your morphology (size, width of the foot en tha ankel…) and make sure that they are adapted to the use you intended to make of it. Technically, learn about the specific aspects of the shoes : type of outsole (adhesion), waterproof en breathing, weight, stiffness/flexibility, materials.

To see more clearly, Berghen proposes categories of hiking shoes (based on European standards) :

THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAK-IN PERIOD When you buy a new pair of hiking shoes, it i imperative that you make a break-in period to soften the shoes en make sure they adapt to your feet. If you have a new pair of shoes, you should first take a few short trips before embarking on a big hike or trek.